What do men want?

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Yeah, okay, get the snorts and snickers out of the way ... and then, not ignoring sex, but taking a broader view that includes it, ...

Why do men say they want a woman who is warm and sympathetic, caring, etc., and then bail the moment she shows these qualities? Why do men decry the concept of the icy narcissistic queen, and then spend their lives chasing her? Do men really need to endlessly hunt but never make that perfect shot?

What do the cellar men want? Do they want a woman who is hard to win over, who remains remote, but who occasionally bestows favors? Do they want a best friend who shares passion and amazing pleasure with only them? Do they want something else again? What do men want?

For me ... I'm interested only in terms of making sense of past failures. I've moved beyond the phase of trying to reinvent myself. I'm just honestly wondering.